Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe Goodare Julian
Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe Goodare Julian Demonology - the intellectual study of demons and their powers - contributed to the prosecution of thousands of witches. Recent…
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Demonology and Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe Goodare Julian
Demonology - the intellectual study of demons and their powers - contributed to the prosecution of thousands of witches. Recent scholarship has shown that some of the demonologists' concerns remained at an abstract intellectual level, while some of the judges' concerns reflected popular culture. But how exactly did intellectual ideas relate to prosecutions?
By focusing on various intellectual levels of demonology, from sophisticated demonological thought to the development of specific demonological ideas and ideas within the witch trial environment, the book offers a thorough This book brings demonology and witch-hunting back together, while placing both topics in their specific regional cultures.The book's chapters, each written by a leading scholar, cover most regions of Europe, from Scandinavia and Britain through to Germany, France and Switzerland, and Italy and Spain.